Mop-press.



A. L. LERCH.

MOP PRESS, I APPLICATION FILED, MAY 6. 1914. 1,246,956. Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- iinrrnn STATES PATENT onnion ARTHUR L; LEZRCH, F LOG-KPORT, NEW YOiBiK- Mon-PRESS.

Application fiIed'MayG, 1914; Serial NOI-836Q762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L." LERGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lockport, N. Y., in the county of Niagara l and State of New York,-have invented certures so disposed and formed that the mop cannot be forced into'said perforationsand become caught therein during the pressure imposed thereonto force the-Waterfrom the mop.

Another object Within the contemplation of this invention: is to construct a mop press in such manner'that not only" Will it be effective in connection Withmops of dif-' ferent sizes; but, While being used, produces no Wear or tearupon theTmop by reason of so the structure havingv perforations or aper-' tures of effectual dimensions, and the'vval1s ofwhich are so formed'as to produce acornpressing action-uponthe strands of the mop When the'same is moved with pressure to Ward thebottom of the vessel.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a" press With means for conveniently attaching" or otherwise mounting it upon-the side-of a bucket-0r the'like'and 40 for maintaining; it in a substantiallyperpendicular position inrelation'tothe Walls of the: bucket.

Other objects: and advantages will bein' part obvious from the annexed drawings, and will also in-partbepointedout inthe' following description.-

The invention residesbroad'ly in the" fea tures of construction, the combination 0fele= ments, aggrou'pment and arrangement of parts, andin the detailsthereoflall' as'Will be exemplifiedin the structure hereinafter set forth, and: the scope of application-'-03E Which will be indicated in the: claims hereto appended;

Specification of Letters Patent.

This-inventionrel'ates to mop wring'ers or The-object of the invention isto pr'ovide" In order that v the/invention may be more: readily understood by? thoseskilled in the:

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art,v I have in the appended drawings W'h1ch form a part hereof-illustratedb y' Wayof example, two of the embodiments and utilizationsof the invention which I have devised.

these drawings:

Figure 1 isa view in perspective of a moppress constructed in accord-ancewith my'invention; the same in this instance" beingos shown as unattached to a bucket;

Fig.2 isa View in rear elevation showing the samemountedupon a bucket, the latter being shown in somewhat fragmentary" form and as part-1y broken away adj acent'thepon' t1on at Which the press is attached thereto Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in top" plan thereof; I

Fig- 4 is also a fragmentary" view, in side elevation, showing; the' general form 01 the" upper portions of the press and;a1so,the= press-attachingdevice in'locked position; v

F 5 is a fragmentaryview,inverticalsect1on,-,of a portion of one of the'perfofated Walls-of theJpress.

Referring to'- these drawings, the refer"- ence-character 1 design'ates, generally; the mop=pre'ss-vessel, the same being shown (in the embodiment illustrated in Figs; to 5) as including a front-portionor' Wall 2; arear-portion or wall 3 tW'o"- endportions or Walls 4, and a'bottom 5. The vessel may beformed from a single pieceo f' suitable metal, appropriately stamped out and the several-portionssecured together, in any pre-- ferred" manner; or the several portions may" be separately formed and then securedto gether. V

The front and rear Walls, for: the greater portion of their height are'preferably'ar ranged: approximately parallel; but, adj'a cent" their upper ends" they are: bent or curved outwardly and away fromeach othe'e whereby" the space=betweenthein at the top is of greater dimensional a rea than farther" down; This presents a fiaringentrance into the vessel for the more convenient and ready introduction of the mopf out of which the water is to-be' pre'ssed; The upper extremity 6 of the rea'rWvall 3'is relative1y' higherthanthe upper extremity 7 of thef-ront wall- 2 and extends rearwardly" (in af curve) con side'rab'ly' beyond the: plane of the walls of thabodliy-portiomo f therear 'vv'aH; as clearly hown in jEig. 4% l The: u pee extremities 81110 of {ahead-walls are also fiareii onttvardly; as shQWn in' FigSE 1 and- 2 Y The front and rear walls and the bottom are provided with a series of escape-perforations or apertures 9 which are preferably round (though they could be of other shape) and are so formed as to have their mouths or outer edges 10 projected consid erably beyond the plane of the outside surface of the wall, as particularly shown in Fig. 5. The walls which terminate in these apertures are in form substantially truncated cones. This peculiar formation of these apertures is a feature of my invention, and it subserves the function of permitting the free passage therethrough of the water but without danger of parts of the mop being forced all the way through the apertures or their becoming caught therein. Moreover, the walls of the apertures compress those strands of the mop which are forced into them; and this greatly aids in pressing out the water. The inside surfaces of the walls will be relatively. smooth, that is, there will be presented to the mop no rough surface. It is, therefore, a desideratum of my invention so to construct the device that when the mop is inserted into the vessel, the former may be pushed down toward its bottom and there will be no rough edges or burs presented at the escape-openings to tear or catch the mass of strands of which the mop may be formed.

Preferably and as shown, these escapeapertures are formed in the walls only part way up. This leaves an effective portion or surface of each wall to exert an inward pressure upon the mop as it is pressed downward toward the bottom. During this operation, the water is forced through the escape-openings both in the sides and in the bottom.

As the structure is designed to bemount ed on the side of a pail or bucket, obviously some attaching device must be provided for thepurpose: In this, instance, I prefer to utilize that shown byway oftexample in the drawings. This comprises two or more bracket-elements 11, each vsuitably secured to the outside of the. vessel'and provided with a pendent portion 12.having one corner slightly angulated to form" a limiting stop 13. The portion 12'isspaced from the surface of the vessed so as to provide a clearance 14, clearly shown in Fig. l. Pivoted on the pendent portion ofthe bracket is a locking-piece 15 having a stop 15 and a limiting-flange 16on one edge and having its lower end extended beyond the extremity of the portion 12, said, extremity being providcd with a lug-or projection 1?.t0 facilitate the-movement of the piece 15.. In use, the vessel 1 will be'disposed within the bucket orpail A, sjay andqhave its rear wall substantially; perpendicular. The ring or head a on the bucket willtthen occupy a position in the upper partofihej clearance: 1%,as

intense clearly shown in Fig. In this instance,

size of mop in it; that is, any up to the fully size and capacity of the vessel. Moreover, by reason of the construction and the lines upon which it is laid out, the center of the line of thrust-when the mop is pressed down into the vessel-is well within the pail; hence there is little or no danger of upsetting the pail. 7

From the foregoing, it will be perceived that I have devised a mop wringing structure which is well adapted to achieve the several objects and ends in view. The construction is simple and compact in form, is particularly well suited for being mounted upon pails or buckets, and the parts of it are so formed as to permit of a ready and convenient application to such pails or bucket As many changes'can be made in the above described construction and as many apparently widely difierent embodiments of the in ention can be made without depart,- ing frcm the spirit thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not a limiting sense.

What 1 claim is:

'l. A mop press comprising an integral structure having a front, a rear and bottom section, all formed in one piece, and each provided with apertures; the front and rear sections being inclined a ay away from each other and at a slight inclination away from a vertical line to effect a wedging engage ment between said section and a mop; and end portions connecting said sections.

2. A mop press comprising an integral structure having front, bottom and rear sections formed from a single piece of material and each provided with a plurality of apertures arranged therein to present a relatively smooth inner surface, and imperforate end portions connecting said sections; certain of the sections being approximately parallel and certain others of said sections being arranged at a slight inclination to a vertical line to effect a wedging engagement between said sections and a mop.

3. A mop press comprisin an integral structure having front, rear and bottom sections allformed from one piece of metal, and each provided with frusto-conical open;

10 and a mop; said sections being at their upper edges flared outwardly; and supporting instrumentality associated with certain of said sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ARTHUR L. LERCH.

Witnesses PHILIP L. SCHUYLER, GEORGE H. VVEsT.

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